Map of the Wildlife Sanctuary

A map of the said area may be seen at the Office of the Chief Forest Officer, Ministry of Natural Resources, Belmopan. MADE by the Minister of Natural Resources this 14th day of August, 1998. (HON. EDUARDO JUAN) Minister of Natural Resources National Protected Areas System [CAP. 215 63 SCHEDULE [Paragraph 2] GALES POINT (WEST INDIAN MANATEE) WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALL THAT body of water in the Gales Point, Manatee Area of the Belize District, commonly known as the Southern Lagoon which covers an area of approximately 9,095 acres situated between UTM northing coordinates 1 898 000 and 1 912 000 and UTM easting coordinates 353 000 and 36 1000 as shown on topographical sheets 21 and 26 Edition 3-D.O.S. 1973 and being more particularly described as followsAll that body of water labelled as the Sapodilla Lagoon, the Western Lagoon, the greater Western Lagoon, the Southern Lagoon, the greater Southern Lagoon and the Quashie Trap Lagoon; including the Bar River and the Quashie Trap tributary; and also including a portion of the Manatee River commencing from its estuary for an approximate distance of 2,286 metres upriver to a point having a scaled UTM coordinate of 354 350 East and 1 904 240 North, and also including that portion of Cornhouse Creek for an approximate distance of 1,287 metres up river from its confluence with the Manatee River to a point having a scaled UTM coordinate of 354 110 East and 1905 690 North, and including a sixty-six (66) feet strip from the high water mark all along the shoreline of the aforementioned lagoons but excluding Gales Point Peninsula. Save and excepting thereof and therefrom all Lands, Cayes, and Islands within the declared area leased and granted prior to the proclamation of the Wildlife Sanctuary.